Not to be confused with
Cyprus.
Cyperus
Temporal range:
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| Dwarf umbrella-sedge, Cyperus albostriatus
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Monocots
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| Clade:
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Commelinids
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| Order:
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Poales
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| Family:
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Cyperaceae
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| Genus:
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Cyperus
L.
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| Species
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About 700
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| Synonyms
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List
- Acorellus Palla ex Kneuck.
- Adupla Bosc ex Juss.
- Aliniella J.Raynal, nom. illeg., non Skvortzow
- Alinula J.Raynal
- Androcoma Nees
- Androtrichum (Brongn.) Brongn.
- Anosporum Nees
- Antrolepis Welw.
- Ascolepis Nees
- Ascopholis C.E.C.Fisch.
- Atomostylis Steud.
- Borabora Steud.
- Chlorocyperus Rikli
- Comostemum Nees
- Courtoisina Soják
- Crepidocarpus Klotzsch ex Boeckeler
- Cylindrolepis Boeckeler
- Cyprolepis Steud.
- Diclidium Schrad. ex Nees
- Didymia Phil.
- Distimus Raf.
- Duval-jouvea Palla
- Epiphystis Trin.
- Eucyperus Rikli
- Galilea Parl.
- Hedychloe Raf.
- Hemicarpha Nees
- Hydroschoenus Zoll. & Moritzi
- Hypaelyptum Vahl
- Indocourtoisia Bennet & Raizada
- Juncellus C.B.Clarke
- Killinga T.Lestib.
- Kyllinga Rottb.
- Kyllingiella R.W.Haines & Lye
- Lipocarpha R.Br.
- Lyprolepis Steud.
- Mariscopsis Cherm.
- Marisculus Goetgh
- Mariscus Gaertn., nom. illeg., non Scop.
- Mariscus Vahl, nom. cons.
- Megarrhena Schrad. ex Nees
- Opetiola Gaertn.
- Oxycaryum Nees
- Papyrus Willd.
- Platylepis Kunth
- Pseudomariscus Rauschert
- Pterachne Schrad. ex Nees
- Pterocyperus Opiz
- Pterogyne Schrad. ex Nees
- Pycreus P.Beauv.
- Queenslandiella Domin
- Raynalia Soják
- Remirea Aubl.
- Rikliella J.Raynal
- Sorostachys Steud.
- Sphaerocyperus Lye
- Sphaeromariscus E.G.Camus
- Thryocephalon J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Torreya Raf.
- Torulinium Desv. ex Ham.
- Trentepohlia Boeckeler
- Ungeria Nees ex C.B.Clarke
- Volkiella Merxm. & Czech
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Cyperus is a large genus of about 700 species of sedges, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions.
The word comes from the ancient Greek κύπερος (kúperos), which meant one or several species of this genus. Common names include papyrus sedges, flatsedges, nutsedges, umbrella-sedges, galingales, and zozoro (from Malagasy).